Name: "Micrococcus anaerobius" (Hamm 1912) Waksman and Henrici 1948

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Etymology: an.ae.ro’bi.us. Gr. pref. an-, not (here: inseparable prefix); Gr. masc. n. aêr (gen. aeros), air; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. masc. adj. anaerobius, not living in air, anaerobic

Pronunciation, gender: an-a͡e-RO-bi-us, masculine

Original publication: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

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Record number: 64377
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